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It's hard to keep up with everything that's happening in the world of magic. Fortunately for you we know all and see all - but tell very little and understand even less. Join us, and you too will have the appearance of omniscience without having to do any actual, you know, studying.
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Help Wanted Issue?
Magic is in the air, and we're trying our best to keep you informed, but since our editorial staff consists of a random number of monkeys fighting over a single keyboard (Actually it's more like a single key. They all want to press the "J".) we tend to have a more unusual perspective than your typical newspaper.
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Aug 27, 2010
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A Personal Reading Created Especially for You?
Tomorrow, Tuesday, August 10, in the dungeons deep beneath Wunderground Magic, Josh Wilde will be hosting a special entertainer's class on fortune telling. To better prepare you for that class, and help us understand you better, I've included a short reading created especially for you and assembled using the latest in personality profile technology by a team of professionals.
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Aug 9, 2010
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Clawson Car (and Magic) Show?
Welcome to another astounding edition of your Notes from Wunderground, where even the most mundane muck becomes marvelous modern miracles. This month we have a spectacular event lined up for you as Clawson once again closes its streets to present the Clawson Car (and Magic) Show! Now, I know you’re thinking, “Paul, why would they close the street for a car show? Why not just set out some lawn chairs, crack open a cold one, and watch the cars that are already driving by like you do?” I’m glad you asked, and so here, without further ado, are Wunderground Magic’s Top Ten Reasons to attend the Clawson Car (and Magic) Show:
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Aug 2, 2010
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We Ain't Afraid of No Street Closings?
While most cities are rolling out the carpet to welcome new businesses, Clawson is going to close its streets - first to have a parade on July 5th, then again July 10th to show a free movie, and then yet again August 14th for a car show. I know it's a terrible inconvenience for the people who can't take the interstates that go right by us in every single direction, but this is a city built on entertainment. It's more important that you enjoy yourself while you're here than actually be able to get through to Troy or Birmingham or wherever you're really going.
Hello, I'm Paul from Wunderground Magic where we're trying to revisit those heady days of yore when people came to Clawson for the "pleasure palace" atmosphere (only now we have craft brewers rather than bathtub gin.) I'm going to be on the streets with the Mighty Wunderground Street Performers and Rubber Chicken Wranglers the evening of July 10 for Cinema in the streets. It promises to be a spectacular extravaganza of magical entertainment followed by a free showing of the original Ghostbusters movie. Then the next morning I'll be over at the Clawson City Park for the Farmer's Markets on July 11. If you can't see me live, and are lucky enough to own a television, I'll be taping a show on July 8 that will be aired (cabled) later this month. Watch this space for details.
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Jul 1, 2010
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School's out! Magic's in!?
A big "thank you" to everyone who came out to see me perform at the Black Lotus as part of Touring the Town on Tuesdays this past month. I had a lot of fun and the good fortune to perform for you without a display case in the way. The next opportunity you have to see me perform live (outside of the shop, of course) will be at the Clawson Farmer's Markets on June 6, July 11, July 25, and August 8. It's a great chance to get fresh food and see a magic show. That way if you don't like the show, there will be plenty of ripe tomatoes nearby.
Hello, I'm Paul from Wunderground Magic with fresh magic for your summer satisfaction, because there's nothing sadder than spending the summer with stale sponge spheres. Why not pick up a cool new trick to amaze your audience?
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May 28, 2010
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May Flowers Bring Back Wunder?
Well my car finally died. It was older than my son, and he's in college now (which I'm sure contributed something to the reason the car died, but let's not go there.) I appreciate everyone who drove by and laughed as I used to struggle to get it up to its top speed of eight miles an hour (downhill) as I valiantly tried to make it to the shop by opening bell in the morning. The problem was that I had to start out before the store closed the previous night in order to get here on time, so I was chronically late. (And you thought I was just lazy.)
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May 13, 2010
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May Newsletter 1?
If you've never seen us perform live (having missed the opportunity to come into the magic shop practically any day of the week for 360 days out of the year) I will be appearing on Tuesdays this month at The Black Lotus Brewing Company. For those of you who haven't made it to a magic performance because of the travel distance, Black Lotus is almost fifty feet closer to you (at the northeast corner of Fourteen Mile and Main, rather than the southwest corner) which should reduce your commute time by several seconds at least. Come to Clawson in May for meal and drink specials, take in a magic performance, and discover the wunder of conjuring in Clawson.
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Apr 29, 2010
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April Fools and Pranks from Wunderground
Wunderground is 39 years old on April 1! To celebrate we added graphics to our emails. I know it's a lot to take in at once, so you may want to set this aside and lie down a bit until your eyes adjust to the fancy lights, spectacular colors, and really awful jokes. On second thought, you'll never adjust to the awful jokes, so might as well just plunge ahead.
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Mar 30, 2010
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In Like a Lyin'
Hi, this is Paul from Wunderground Magic. I appreciate how everyone has been keeping Wunderground a secret - not telling your closest friends, not posting anything about it, and certainly not letting anyone know where you get all your cool stuff. But really it’s okay. As a matter of fact, the more people you tell about Wunderground Magic, the more cool stuff we’ll be able to get for you, and the more amazing you’ll become. So tell your friends, post a description of your experience here, share the Wunder, and let others discover just how astonishing they can be. (Just don’t tell anyone about the secret passageway behind the bookcase.)
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Mar 1, 2010
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Wunderground with the Groundhog
Can you believe that tomorrow is Groundhog Day? It seems like just yesterday…and the day before. Do you think it counts as not seeing his shadow if he’s too cold to even stick his nose out the door to look? My girlfriend has been dropping hints about “that important holiday coming up in February,” and honestly I’ve never seen anyone that excited about groundhogs before. Maybe she means President’s Day or Mardi Gras?
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Feb 1, 2010
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Wunderful New Year
Happy New Year! Hope you had a wonderful holiday season filled with magic and happiness. I just returned my son to college, thought about taking down the tree, and then filled the car with enough salt, shovels, and sweaters to make it through January. This winter, if you see a broken down, rusted out red car with the driver burning snow shovels and sweaters to stay warm, stop by and say “Hello.”
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Jan 4, 2010
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Yuletide Wunderground
Someone pointed out to me that, not only are we the best magic shop in Oakland County, but we’re also the worst magic shop in Oakland County. So, we’re working hard to improve our image. We hope someday to aspire to become the most mediocre magic shop in Oakland County. I’ll keep you posted. In the meantime, we appreciate your reviews – good, bad, or indifferent.
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Nov 30, 2009
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Wunderground Turkey Suprise
It’s a brand new month, and that means a brand new newsletter from Wunderground Magic. But don’t throw out your old ones. They are all first edition originals and could be worth at much as $1.98 at auction someday.
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Nov 2, 2009
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Have no fear - The Wunderground Newsletter is here
Hello, I’m Paul. Welcome to another exciting edition of Wunderground News, your monthly mayhem of magical magazine merriment - with all the news that magicians use! Of course regular folks can use it too; they just don’t get any of the jokes. (And magicians remember your oath – never tell anyone that the jokes here really aren’t even funny.)
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Oct 2, 2009
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Wunderground News Supplimental
Hello, Paul here from Wunderground Magic with your supplemental update to our irregularly unscheduled newsletter, packed full of letters and numbers in no particular sequence.
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Sep 8, 2009
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News from Wunderground
Hello, I’m Paul, and welcome to another edition of the News from Wunderground, providing you with your seasonal stock of superlatives including the most amazing magic, the best demonstrators, the fastest card tricks, the most dangerous coin tricks, and the most elegant juggling. Then again, we also have the scariest dungeons, the worst jokes, the least deceptive secret entrance, and the most bizarre newsletters.
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Aug 27, 2009
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Wunder Up for the Car Show
Welcome to another stupendous edition of the news from Wunderground Magic, where we only print the news that affects your magical life. Our dungeon excavations are coming along nicely. We just cleared out another big deposit of magical illusions that were blocking the way to a vast vein of rich gems that we’ve been using to supply our Hot Rods, Gahoozle Sticks, and Magic Gems (and at less than $10 you know that you’re getting the finest gems available anywhere.)
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Jul 30, 2009
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Notes from Wunderground
Hello, this is Paul from Wunderground Magic with some quick notes and transitional news.
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Jul 21, 2009
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Economic Recovery Wunderground
Hi, this is Paul from Wunderground Magic, here to tell you about some exciting products we have in store, and then do my part to reverse the unemployment situation we have here in Michigan. (You know the economy is picking up when the magic shop is hiring.)
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Jul 16, 2009
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Banachek who? Edition
Hello Wunderground spelunkers, and welcome to another exciting edition of the Wunderground Magic Newsletter, filled with extra punctuation marks at no extra charge!!
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Jun 26, 2009
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Wunderground Discount Dungeon
Hello, this is Paul from Wunderground Magic with more exciting developments from the seedy underbelly of magic.
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Jun 11, 2009
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Wunderground for Memorial Day
Hello, this is Paul from Wunderground Magic with the latest in rumor, innuendo, and idle gossip about the magic scene. Remember our motto: “If it were true we wouldn’t print it.”
Wunderground Magic will be closed for Memorial Day, Monday May 25, but will reopen on Tuesday with more magic to amaze you.
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May 22, 2009
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Wunders of May
Hello again. This is Paul from Wunderground Magic looking forward to some May flowers already, but if that fails we have a large selection of spring flowers, feather flowers, and flower box productions to get you through until June.
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May 1, 2009
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Wet Wunderground
Hi this is Paul from… well frankly I don’t know exactly where I am now, because it’s dark and cold and the only sound is a constant tick, tick, tick as of a clock or water dripping through a crack, but I've heard voices outside the door promise to let me out as soon as I “fatten up enough to feed them,” whatever that means. Hope your day is better than mine.
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Apr 4, 2009
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Magical News for Wunderful Wizards
Hello, this is Paul from deep within the forbidden caverns of Wunderground Magic with some of the best kept secrets from the world of magic and wonder. (Let’s see: "smoke and mirrors," "up his sleeve," and "invisible rabbits" should just about cover them. Of course, there’s one more secret. This month’s secret word is “spangle,” but don’t tell anyone I told you right in the first paragraph. They’ll want to read the whole letter. And, if you do tell, make sure you put on a silly mask, hire bad dancers, and get your own television series before you blab it all over.)
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Mar 1, 2009
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Winter Wunderground
Hello again. This is Paul from the vast and mysterious Wunderground Magic, where we've been working on weather control magic. I should have the snow all cleared up in just a few short months. Go ahead and watch in awe and wonder.
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Jan 30, 2009
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Wunderground Errata
Hi, this is Paul from Wunderground Magic with an important magical supplement chock full of letters and punctuation that could very well be rearranged to solve all the problems of our current economic crisis. (Hint: Buy more magic!)
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Jan 3, 2009
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New Magic for the New Year
Hi, this is Paul from Wunderground Magic with the most amazing, colossal, stupendous, awesome magic newsletter we’ve put together so far this year! Check out our classes, be amazed at our invisible web site, watch the Masters of Illusion, and discover what's new at Wunderground Magic.
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Jan 2, 2009
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Turkey Magic
Hello from Wunderground Magic!
This is Paul, from Wunderground Magic, wishing you and yours a delightful Thanksgiving, filled with good food, great company, and a Lions victory (one can only wish.)
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Nov 25, 2008
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Haunted Halloween Edition
Hi again! This is Paul from Wunderground Magic with more magical news, packed of full of amazing tricks and treats.
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Oct 30, 2008
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Wunderground News: Houdini Sceance Edition
Hi, it's Paul from Wunderground Magic here with more magical happenings than you can shake a wand at. Then again we have some really big wands here at the Wunderground.
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Oct 2, 2008
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Wunderful Affiliates, Wunderful Parties, Wunderful
Welcome to another edition of the news from the Wunderground. It's been an exciting week here at The Vast Wunderground Empire. We acquired yet another magic shop and are overflowing with new DVD's, props, and equipment. Details to follow, but first let's talk about the party!
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Sep 11, 2008
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Labor Day Wizard Weekend Edition?
Hi, this is Paul from Wunderground Magic with another exciting installment of incredible news predictions that haven't even happened yet!
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Aug 29, 2008
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Wunder Full News
Hi, this is Paul from Wunderground Magic, your intrepid investigative reporter with the latest hard hitting news scoops that the mainstream media just won't tell you.
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Jun 27, 2008
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Learning to fly
Hi, this is Paul from Wunderground Magic with a reminder that our next adult workshop will be tomorrow, May 6, at 6:30 PM. This month's topic will be levitation. (Last time we held this workshop outdoors and lost three students, so this time we're planning to keep it inside.)
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May 5, 2008
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Death and Taxes
Hi, Paul here from the poor house, which is all that's left of the Vast Wunderground Magical Empire after taxes. If you're one of the lucky ones getting a refund, why not spend it on a prop that will improve your magic performance?
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Apr 16, 2008
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Episode II
Hi this is Paul from Wunderground Magic with more news that just couldn't wait to be told, secrets that can't be shared, and insights that just seemed important at the time.
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Mar 27, 2008
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Foolishness
IT WAS TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY...
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Mar 20, 2008
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How did he do that?
Hey, it's Paul from Wunderground Magic with your late breaking magic news, and no, it's not just another clatter box.
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Feb 29, 2008
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Life is a Tabouret
Hi, this is Paul from Wunderground Magic, Inc. with another dazzling installment of your very own magical news. Cut this out and use it to decorate your magic workshop or line your rabbit and dove cages.
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Feb 21, 2008
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Everything you know is false
Hi, this is Paul, from Wunderground Magic, and Tim, from the soon to be Wunderground Magic West, keeping you up to date with the latest in magical news, weather, and sports.
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Jan 24, 2008
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Magic - History and News
Hi, this is Paul from the Wunderground with more magical revelations for you. I hope you had a wonderful holiday season and are enjoying the new year. Here's what's happening at the Wunderground.
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Jan 3, 2008
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Free magic! What more could you ask for?
Hi, this is Paul from the Wunderground with more amazing news from the world of magic. Come and visit the Wunderground this season because it's a magical place.
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Dec 19, 2007
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Wunderground Magic News
Hi!
This is Paul, from Wunderground Magic with a special holiday edition of your magic news.
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Dec 6, 2007
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Happy Thanksgiving
Hi, this is Paul from Wunderground Magic wishing you and yours a happy Thanksgiving.
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Nov 20, 2007
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Sneak previews
Hi, it's Paul from the Wunderground with business and news about your favorite magic store.
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Nov 16, 2007
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Meet the New Owner!!
Hi, I’m Paul, and I’m the new owner of The Wunderground Magic Shop. Stop in and say “Hello” and see what transformations we have in store.
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Jul 26, 2007
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